NOAA P-3 Tail X-band Doppler Radar

Summary

This dataset contains radar data from the NOAA P-3 aircraft's tail-mounted X-band Doppler radar taken for the Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation (DYNAMO) project. The data provide detailed 3D information of convective cloud reflectivity and Doppler velocity with focus on storm structure variability and (up- and down-) scale interactions of mesoscale convective systems during distinct MJO phases. The data are available by time period (there are often two files for a given day) as g-zipped Dorade files.

Data access

• ORDER data for delivery by FTP

Additional information

Homepage	https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/347.122
Metadata download	Text DataCite ISO/TC 211 Note that your browser may not display the above metadata links, but automatically save them as files in a folder such as "Downloads"
Related projects	DYNAMO: Dynamics of the Madden-Julian Oscillation
Frequency	< 1 minute
Language	English
Categories	Aircraft Radar
Platforms	Aircraft, NOAA P-3 Radar, Research Doppler
Documentation	P3_Tail_Radar_Data_Summary.pdf [792 KiB]
Related links	companion: 347.144: NOAA P-3 Tail X-band Doppler Radar Gridded Dual-Doppler Data

Temporal coverage

Begin datetime	2011-11-11 09:02:00
End datetime	2011-12-08 07:41:59

Spatial coverage

Map data from IBCSO, IBCAO, and Global Topography.

Maximum (North) Latitude: 2.00, Minimum (South) Latitude: -16.00
Minimum (West) Longitude: 66.00, Maximum (East) Longitude: 84.00

Primary point of contact information

EOL Data Support <eol-datahelp@ucar.edu>

Additional contact information

• author: David P. Jorgensen <David.P.Jorgensen@noaa.gov>
• author: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), NOAA
• author: Jorgen Jensen <jbj@ucar.edu>

Citation

Example citation following ESIP guidelines:

Jorgensen, D., National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL), NOAA, Jensen, J. 2013. NOAA P-3 Tail X-band Doppler Radar. Version 1.0. UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory. https://data.eol.ucar.edu/dataset/347.122. Accessed 19 May 2019.

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